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Transylmania Sets Record for Lowest-Grossing Semi-Wide Release Ever

9 December 2009 10:45 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Last year we saw the animated flop Delgo set a new record for lowest grossing movie opening in wide release ever [1]. It wasn't a big surprise considering the lack of marketing and the fact that the movie was produced independently, but still, not something to brag about either. Fast-forward to a year later, and over this past weekend we saw another similar box office record broken by the tepid horror spoof Transylmania. I guess it just goes to show that if you don't put "Movie" in the title, your spoof just ain't gonna sell. According to Box Office Mojo [2], Transylmania scored the lowest-grossing opening weekend for any movie playing in over 1,000 theatres with just $263,941. The previous record was held by the 1991 comedy Rich Girl (directed by the same guy responsible for Karla). Transylmania's per screen average was a lowly $262. Ouch. Unfortunately I think the writing was on the wall. When »

- Sean

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Scary Movie, Epic Movie, Disaster Movie, and Now… Spanish Movie?!

7 December 2009 2:33 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Just when you thought the legacy of the Scary Movie spoof series couldn't possibly be applied to anymore genres, along comes the weirdest incarnation yet: Spanish Movie [1]! That's right, it's a comedy that pokes fun at the best in Spanish-language cinema over the past few years including Pan's Labyrinth, [Rec], The Orphanage, The Others, and even Pedro Almodóvar's Volver! The concept seems so ridiculously non-mainstream that you'd almost think this was a joke -- until you realize that it's actually produced by Fox's Spanish studio arm. Yep, this is a Spanish-language film that will be released in Spain this month, and really, why not? Why should North Americans be the only ones forced to suffer through such painful comedy? They actually have high hopes for the box office potential over there too. What I want to know is whether or not they plan to release it here eventually, because at »

- Sean

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Spanish Movie Looking to Bring Some Comedy into Spanish Horror

7 December 2009 12:59 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

The Spanish horror trend has been growing strong as of late, seemingly outlasting the Asian horror trend that's now dead as a friggin' doornail. With the success of such great films as The Orphanage, Rec, and Pan's Labyrinth, it was only a matter of time before someone started roasting them. Enter Spanish Movie.

Taking a page out of modern American slapstick like Scary Movie and the myriad of others, Spanish Movie looks to turn Spanish horror on its ear in style. Hell, they've even imported slapstick legend Leslie Nielsen.

Check out the trailer below courtesy of Twitch Film.

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[DVD Review] Vampire Party

1 December 2009 5:00 PM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

I hate to sound like an old fogy, but boy, they sure don’t make ‘em like they used to. And by ‘em, I mean spoof movies in the Zucker mold (specifically Airplane and The Naked Gun) that were amusing enough at the time, but in retrospect have come to seem like small miracles in comparison with the films that they have inspired. Vampire Party is just one of those films, and it does absolutely nothing to better the image of the parody film as lazy, uninspired, and more irritating than funny. But unlike Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2, Scary Movie 3, Scary Movie 4, Date Movie, Epic Movie, Disaster Movie, and Superhero Movie, this is from France.

Sam (Patrick Mille), Alice (Frederique Bel), and Prune (Julie Fournier) are young people who (as is clearly established in the opening narration, perhaps the only very French touch in the whole movie) love to party. »

- Anders Nelson

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Image Entertainment has Thriller and a Killer for disc

18 November 2009 1:26 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Image Entertainment announced recently that it has acquired North American rights to the classic horror/suspense TV series Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff. The company plans a deluxe DVD boxed set for release in 2010.

Widely acknowledged as one of the great genre shows (Stephen King once called it the best in American TV history), Thriller ran from 1960-62 and featured, among its 67 episodes, adaptations of stories by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe, Psycho’s Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, Robert E. Howard and others. Guest stars included William Shatner, John Carradine, Robert Vaughn, Leslie Nielsen, Elizabeth Montgomery, Ursula Andress and many more. The entire series will be remastered for the disc package, which will also include audio commentaries for many of the episodes, interviews and other extras currently being developed. Stay tuned for further details on the specific contents and release date.

Image also has Freeway Killer coming on DVD »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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Top Ten Tuesday: The Worst Vampires in Film History

17 November 2009 2:36 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »

Okay, all you Twilight-ers out there.  It’s time to avert your eyes, because the Haterade is about to flow like a pierced jugular.  This week, yes, in honor of New Moon’s release, we are counting down our collective top 10 of the worst vampires in film history.  These are creatures of the night so goofy, so lame, and so odd, they make us dream of the days of Max Schreck.  Hell, they make us long for the days of Willem Dafoe playing Max Schreck.  So hear you are, sans Nicolas Cage from Vampire’S Kiss, even, the ten worst vampires in motion picture history.

10. Zandor Vorkov as Dracula in Dracula Vs Frankenstein

Universal monster team-ups of the 1940s, director Al Adamson’s 1971 low budget paste-up job Dracula Vs Frankenstein (Adamson combined footage from a uncompleted biker film with the monster pairing) is considered one of the worst horror films of the 70’s, »

- Movie Geeks

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Greenpeace: Origins

12 November 2009 6:37 PM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

John Turtletaub making a film about the origins of the Greenpeace movement is already a strange idea in itself - the National Treasure director isn't exactly the one I'd pick for a serious project. But then it gets weirder: Airplane and Naked Gun guy Jerry Zucker is producing. With his wife. Nic Cage and Leslie Nielsen take on whale hunters?... The yet-untitled film would chronicle the organization's early days in the 70s and 80s, seen through the eyes of its founders Bob Hunter and Rex »

- Tony Lang

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AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes

4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!

AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)

“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.

The Godfather (1972)

“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.

On the Waterfront (1954)

“You don’t understand! »

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Loews Jersey City Announces November Classic Film Schedule

31 October 2009 7:40 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

November To Remember3 Memorable Movies

Presented In Memory of Bob Eberenz*

(See below for explanation)

November 20 & 21

At the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre

A Not-For-Profit Arts Center In a Historic Movie Palace

54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ 07306

Tel: (201) 798-6055

Web: www.loewsjersey.org

Friday, November 20 at 8Pm

"Monsieur Verdoux" -- Starring Charlie Chaplin.  Also starring Mady Correll, Isobel Elsom, Audrey Betz, Ada May, Martha Ray.  Directed by Charlie Chaplin.  (1947, 124mins, B&W) Chaplin called this film his "cleverest and most brilliant", but he is certainly not the familiar Tramp in it.  He plays a suave serial killer who makes his living marrying and murdering lonely rich women.  Chaplin turned this shocking conceit into a black comedy that seems surprisingly modern to us today -- especially in its presentation of the hypocrisy of societies that condemn murder committed by individuals but glorify war.

A rare big screen revival.

Saturday, November 21 at 2Pm »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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Five Non-'Twilight Saga' Alternatives for an Awesome Vampire Costume

30 October 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Oh Snap! Joanna's Ultra Halloween Bloodmoon Vampire Extravaganza Party is tomorrow night and you still haven't gotten your righteous costume together! You decided weeks ago that you were going to be a shining beacon of individualism at the party by dressing up as a non-'Twilight Saga' vampire, but you got so caught up in seasonal activities like apple picking and witch burning that you totally forgot to think of one! Now you're so stressed out about it that the only costumes you can think of are "ghost" and "Patrick Swayze from 'Ghost,'" but one of those is too easy to mess up and you don't own a maroon button down to make the other one work! Curse Your Forgetfulness!

It's okay, calm down. Everything's cool. The MTV Movies Blog has got your back. Film history is littered with literal hundreds of bloodsucking, sun-fearing fiends. We're going to help »

- John Constantine

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bonus Halloween oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Stan Helsing’

28 October 2009 8:58 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

There were so many crappy, cheesy, dumb, and otherwise worthy of an oh-no! DVDs this week that I can’t resist pointing them out. What is it about Halloween that inspires people to make really really stupid movies? In the vein of spoof cinema like Austin Powers and the Scary Movie franchise, Stan Helsing lampoons contemporary film audiences’ never-ending fascination with what makes our blood curdle. In the story, hapless video store clerk Stan Helsing (Steve Howey) and his friends must make a routine video delivery on Halloween night before going to a Halloween party. But when a chain of seemingly random mishaps strand Stan and the gang in Stormy Night Estates, Stan learns of his true destiny as a descendant of the legendary monster-hunter Van Helsing. With his motley band in tow – including his best friend Teddy (“Saturday Night Live” star Kenan Thompson), he will battle evil in the »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Review: iTunes 99p Rental – Scary Movie 3

27 October 2009 5:01 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

The way we watch movies is changing. In five years time, the studios believe, all our home entertainment will be delivered digitally. Apple know this, and already have a large quantity of movies available via iTunes and Apple TV.

To encourage us to try this form of media, every week iTunes offers one movie for rental at 99p, a considerable discount from the usual price of £3.50. Every week I  review the movie that has been chosen. This week, to coincide with Halloween, they’ve selected… Airplane creator David Zucker’s Scary Movie 3.

The first Scary Movie was the first proper spoof movie for a while when it was released. Opening at a time when gross-out movies had hit their prime, it was a big success. Infused with The Wayan family’s edge and relevant humour, it was a mix of old style Zucker/Abrams puns and more contemporary American Pie-style sex comedy, »

- Barry Steele

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'Stargate' Gets Its Due, 'Battlestar Galactica' Finds A Plan And More, In The DVD Report For October 27

27 October 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Fifteen years ago I was planning my nights around episodes of "Mystery Science Theater," programming math cheats into my graphing calculator and filming "60 Minutes"-style interviews with Cobra Commander. I was also madly in love with director Roland Emmerich's "Stargate," the German filmmaker's bold sci-fi experiment in 1994 that foreshadowed his big-budget juggernaut "Independence Day" only two years later. "Stargate" is now bowing on Blu-ray as a "15th Anniversary Edition," and it's one of a handful of notable releases during an otherwise forgettable DVD week.

"Stargate" finds Kurt Russell as a suicidal, no-nonsense military officer tasked to lead a group of battle-hardened veterans -- and soft-skinned ninny scientist James Spader -- through a newly discovered wormhole to an unknown destination. The other side winds up being a sandy desert planet whose native inhabitants have kept their human slaves in bondage under the guise of ancient Egypt. It was a wholly original concept, »

- Brian Jacks

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DVD Releases: Oct. 27, 2009: I Can See You and your Evil Face in the Sauna with an Orphan

26 October 2009 11:46 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

October 27th is shaping up to be one of the best Tuesdays of the year for DVD and Blu-ray aficionados what with the release of Night of the Creeps, Orphan, Fear(s) of the Dark, and The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie). Throw in over-the-top cult favorite in the making Black Devil Doll, and your shopping cart is already pretty full.

And that doesn't even include the long awaited Dead Air starring genre fave Bill Moseley (who also has another film out this week, Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet, with Danielle Harris), Graham Reznick's indie head-trip I Can See You, the promising Sauna from Finland, and horror spoof Stan Helsing (What can I say? I'm a sucker for Leslie Nielsen in anything.).

These gems and lots more await you in the EvilShop!

- Debi Moore

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- The Woman In Black

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Stan Helsing (Film Review)

23 October 2009 1:17 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

It’s a harsh thing to say, but some people just aren’t funny. Bo Zenga is one of those people. He was an executive producer of the dreadful Scary Movie, and an executive producer and co-writer on the atrocious Snoop Dogg-starring Soul Plane. This time around, Zenga is a triple threat, serving as the writer/director and one of the producers of the flagrantly unfunny Stan Helsing, a Scary Movie ripoff/parody (opening today in New York and La) that is a crime against comedy and sets a new standard for adolescent, idiotic, witless humor. Sophie’S Choice has more laughs than this woebegone chaff. So do yourself a favor and skip this incompetent horror satire. No need to thank me, folks. I’m just doing my job.

Do I really have to describe the plot (what’s in a word?) of this film? I guess that’s part of my job too, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Allan Dart)

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Exclusive: Leslie Nielsen and Director Bo Zenga on 'Stan Helsing'

22 October 2009 6:00 PM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

Having starred in seemingly countless film spoofs (many of them horror spoofs), Leslie Nielsen's no stranger to screen comedy. Nor is director Bo Zenga (pictured above), who helmed the original Scary Movie. We chatted with the two gentlemen earlier this week about their latest effort, Stan Helsing, the new feature about a supposed descendant of the famous vampire hunter. Leslie, you've starred in a lot of screen comedies, especially horror spoofs.  Do you have a special affinity for the horror genre? Nielsen: I have an affinity for comedy, and chances are if you are going to give me a decent comedy I'm going to do everything I can to get the job.  Unfortunately today, too many things are »

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Several Clips From Stan Helsing

22 October 2009 1:56 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

October 27th marks the day when our savior will come in the form of a pot-smoking video store clerk named Stan Helsing. Stan will deliver us from evil like only he can, and we've got a bunch of clips to prove it!

Synopsis

"Stan Helsing is the hilariously terrifying saga of lovable slacker/video store clerk Stan (Steve Howey of Reba), who heads out to a Halloween night costume party with three pals – his hot ex-girlfriend Nadine (Wedding Crashers co-star and Maxim über-babe Diora Baird), best friend/law student Teddy (SNL’s Kenan Thompson), and Teddy’s date, exotic dancer/massage therapist Mia (newcomer Desi Lydic) – only to detour into a town cursed by parodies of the most iconic movie monsters of modern times: Freddy, Jason, Chucky, Pinhead, Michael Myers, and Leatherface.

But when Stan discovers that he’s a direct descendant of the legendary monster hunter Van Helsing, he »

- Uncle Creepy

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Six 'Stan Helsing' Clips + Premiere Photos

21 October 2009 6:00 PM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

Last night FEARnet hit the red carpet for the premiere of Stan Helsing, the new horror spoof from the director of Scary Movie and the folks at Anchor Bay. We also swung by the premiere party, held at Kress, here in Hollywood. And let me tell ya -- those Anchor Bay people, along with the fine folks at Sue Procko Public Relations, really know how to throw a party. Amidst the kick-ass music and food were displays of props and costumes from the film, as well as the iconic monsters that appear in it (or reasonable facsimiles thereof). We'll have our exclusive interviews with stars Leslie Nielsen, Desi Lydic, and Kenan Thompson, and director Bo Zenga, up soon. In the mean time, check out our gallery »

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Stan Helsing signing at La theatrical gig

20 October 2009 1:28 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Those who catch Anchor Bay Entertainment’s new horror spoof Stan Helsing when it opens this Friday, October 23 in Los Angeles will have a chance to greet two of its key talent. Writer/director Bo Zenga and actor Desi Lydic will be on hand to introduce a screening and sign posters.

The venue will be Hollywood’s Mann’s Chinese 6 Theaters (6801 Hollywood Boulevard), where Zenga and Lydic will be on hand for the 7:40 p.m. show. And starting at 7:20 p.m., the duo will be autographing collectable Stan Helsing posters for the first 200 attendees. The movie stars Steve Howey in the title role of a video-store clerk and descendant of legendary vampire-killer Van Helsing who, on Halloween night, is stranded with some friends at Stormy Night Estates. There, they confront a series of parodies of such film fiends as Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, Pinhead and »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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Trailer: Stan Helsing

17 October 2009 6:59 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Since Halloween is fast approaching, it means not only that a new Saw movie will inevitably be released but also a Scary Movie of some kind. This time it seems the Scary Movie franchise has had a break and made way for Stan Helsing. Could it be any worse than the movie it has formed it’s parody from, Van Helsing which stars Steve Howey and Diora Baird?! Watch the trailer to discover that the answer looks like a yes!

It’s Halloween night, and slacker video clerk Stan Helsing (Steve Howey of Reba) – along with his insanely sexy ex-girlfriend (Diora Baird of The Wedding Crashers and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning), best buddy (Kenan Thompson of SNL) and an exotic dancer/’massage therapist’ (Desi Lydic) – detours into a town cursed by the biggest monsters in movie history: Freddy (A Nightmare On Elm Street), Jason (Friday The 13th), Pinhead (Hellraiser »

- David Sztypuljak

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